I’ve been thinking a lot about this C.G. Jung quote lately — especially last night, and especially this morning, both of which were exceptionally difficult for me for various reasons. I often teach and talk about doing good and extraordinary … Continue reading →
One of the keys to accomplishing brilliant, impressive things is having the support of a lot of people who are brilliant at doing necessary things, and are willing to do them to help you. If you can conceive of doing … Continue reading →
Zig Ziglar said it best: “You can get everything in life that you want if you’ll just help enough other people get what they want.” Sometimes, you’re helping them first; sometimes, it’s them helping you first. Sometimes, the Synchronicity Freeway … Continue reading →
In conversation yesterday, a friend told me about a Firefighter Training Center nearby, where they have a room specifically for new recruits to be sent into when they start their training. A room that is completely on fire. Outside the … Continue reading →
Most of my readers know me for either the bestselling Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series, or for my StarChild graphic novel series. Very few know that I also had a third series, comprised of the first novels I wrote … Continue reading →
July 17 has always been an important date for me. Because July 17, 1955 was the opening date of Disneyland, I chose July 17, 1995, as the date to convert my hard-for-people-to-spell-and-pronounce Taliesin Press to Coppervale International, for the release … Continue reading →
When other people try to argue and/or convince you that you’re really bad at something, it’s sometimes difficult to resist the urge to give in and agree with them, because everyone feels inadequate at one point or another, and in … Continue reading →
No one ever inspired anyone else to greatness by pretending to be less awesome than they really are. The corollary idea that follows is of course that no one ever inspired anyone else to greatness by being less awesome than … Continue reading →
Everyone is passionate about something, and within the pursuit of that passion lies your path to Awesomeness. It doesn’t matter what it is that you’re passionate about. What matters is that you are, and that isn’t random. The things you … Continue reading →